Being a labor and delivery nurse has given me thousands of unforgettable moments, but every once in a while, a patient reminds me why I still love bedside nursing. This shift was one of those rare, heart-warming experiences. I had the sweetest labor patient, and her husband genuinely asked if I was from Australia. As an Appalachian travel nurse, that question made me laugh because when I worked in Wisconsin, I got asked the same thing more than once. Southern accents travel differently up north,